14 million people live in poverty in the UK – that’s over one in five of the population and The Trussell Trust Foodbank network supplied 1,332,952 three-day emergency food
supplies to people in crisis in 2017/18.

90% of the food given out by the was donated directly by the public, showing the impact exactly how much individuals care and the significant impact community cohesion can have to…

The Navratri Family Workshop is sold out. If you would still like to attend please email us the full names and age of those who wish to attend and we will hold on a waiting list. If there are any cancellations we will issue tickets by email before Saturday 13th October. Please email: info@sklpc.com with subject WORKSHOP….

‘Cycle 4 Sewa is a fun filled event for all the family and all cycling capabilities. It brings the wider community together under the common healthy platform of cycling whilst bringing awareness of Sewa UK and its projects (the charity which funds are collected for). This year the event has been sponsored by Vascroft, Crystal Units and Elite Visions. Over 200 cyclists/participants have pre-regis…

Pindoria Solicitor’s sewa to our Kanbi Patel community for 2018 is to assist our community members to change their and their families name either forename or surname. For example, change from Patel or grandfathers surname to their proper surname; and many ladies want to remove bai or ben from their forenames. We will not charge our normal fee and we will take instructions, prepar…

Following the success of last year’s event, Build UK and CITB are working together again to organise Open Doors 2017 will take place from 27 March to 1 April 2017. Bookings are now available on the Open Doors website so whether you are looking for a new career yourself or work with people who might be considering a career in construction, then we encour…

A massive congratulations to the 2nd XI senior team who have gained promotion into the Middlesex County Cricket league by finishing champions of division one with a few games still to play. Your Samaj is very proud.

The SKLPC Saturday School together with community volunteers and rangoli team will be running classes to teach children how to do Rangoli over 5 lessons during the summer holidays.

Dates of the workshop:
July – 19th, 26th
Aug – 2nd, 9th, 16th
Time: 7 to 9pm(1st session 19th July starting at 7.30)
Cost: £15 per child to cover the cost of materials
Age Group: 6yrs to 12+ years; will be spli…

We request all community members to join in numbers and support Shree Swaminarayan Mandir – Willesden at the planning hearing on Tuesday 5th July at Brent Civic Centre.
The Council Planning Meeting is scheduled for 5th July, 2016, at Brent Civic Centre at 7pm
https://www.asian-voice.com/Community/Plans-for-Willesden-temple-improvements-hindered-by-members-of-local-community

SKLPC has teamed up with The Art Of Living and Sri Sri Ravi Shankar to offer you an exclusive promo code for 15% off tickets to his upcoming events Meditation 2.0 – Go Deeper in London, Manchester, Leicester and Edinburgh.

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar is a world-renowned peace leader, humanitarian and spiritual teacher who has captured the hearts and minds of mill…

Our ground-breaking Asian Star initiative will return for an eighth year in May, and promises to be bigger and better than ever.

The scheme, the first of its kind undertaken by a professional football club, is designed to give a much-needed boost to Asian participation at all levels of the game with this year’s event taking place on Monday 30 May.

As you may know the only board currently offering GCSE Gujarati is OCR and they are planning to stop offering Gujarati GCSE from 2017 onwards. Please sign the above petition to save this qualification. http://www.gareththomas.org/save_gujarati?recruiter_id=16940 …

RAF Event Day (6th Dec 2015)
The event is unique with Mohanbhai Hirani giving an presentation – covers talk on Aviation History, key milestone, current and future trends supported by Mohanbhai’s experience on many multinational RAF projects, such as Jaguar, Tornado, Hawk, Euro-fighter typhoon, well as other international projects, Wedgetail (AEW&C) , Orion (AP3C) and Helicopters…

Thank you to all our community members who volunteered their valuable time on behalf of the SKLPC UK and to make yesterday’s event a great success & welcoming Shri Modiji with the Grand Celebration at Wembley. We are proud of you. …

The partnership of SKLP community organisations is such a welcome turnaround. You have been very helpful in opening opportunities for networking and helping us to meet new groups and people. Please kindly view the links below.

Dear Parents/Guardians,
Our annual Diwali Party will be held on Saturday 07th November 2015,
starting at 11am and will finish at 2.30 pm. We would like all our
children and parents to come dressed in traditional Indian dress
for the party (including the boys!).
All Gujarati students who normally attend the classes at the 8.45am
session are requested to stay in their classes until 10.45am. St…

Our President Mavji Dhanji Vekaria visited Nepal to personally sign the agreement on behalf of SKLPC (UK). We will use the funds raised from the Nepal Earthquake to fund a school on wheels that will visit the remote hill villages and provide the children a education.

We are delighted to confirm that Shree Kutch Leva Patel Community (UK) has been successful in becoming a Welcome Partner for the Community Reception in honour of His Excellency, the Honourable Prime Ministe…

Cancer is a horrific plight. Something that is painful physically, emotionally and mentally for both the patient alongside immediate family and friends. Many diseases and cancers are misdiagnosed leaving loved ones here one second, gone the next. Being able to better regulate the health system will make such a huge difference, so that our dedicated health professionals are able to detect and treat…

As you may be aware, plans are currently being considered by exam boards, OCR, AQA and others, to stop offering GCSE and A level examinations in a number of languages, _including Gujarati_, for financial reasons.

No doubt this will have a direct effect on our children and young people who would like their achievements recognised by qualifications in the language…

Eight million people have been affected by the massive earthquake in Nepal – more than a quarter of the country’s population – the United Nations says. International aid has started arriving through Indian Government, UN, Red Cross, DEC etc to provide immediate relief for those affected.

It is with great pleasure to inform you that Rt. Hon. Ed Miliband (Labour Party leader) and several senior Labour MPs will be visiting Shree Swaminarayan Temple Willesden from 11.00am – 12.00pm on Sunday 26th April 2015.

It is a great that our Sampraday is being recognised nationally within the government and request you all accept ou…

TEACHERS and politicians have slammed the decision to scrap GCSE and A-level examinations in Gujarati, Punjabi and Bengali, warning it will be detrimental to economic ties between India and other countries.

It follows the announcement by exam boards AQA and OCR, which will also abolish language qualifications in Polish, modern Hebrew, Turkish, Portuguese, Dutch and Persian.

Sukhpur Bhuj members have teamed up with their friends and family to raise money for Haven House Children’s Hospice, supporting families and caring for children and young people with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions across North and East London, West Essex and East Hertfordshire.

All partaking on this challenge are passionate about this cause, some having close and personal experie…

Need an urgent GP appointment?
If you urgently need to see a GP and cannot get an appointment, go instead to one of
our walk in services putting on extra appointments.
The urgent “walk-in” appointments don’t need
to be booked in advance and are available
7 days a week from 8am to 8pm at:
Alexandra Clinic for Health and Social
Care, 275 Alexandra Avenue, HA2 9DX
The Pinn Medical Centr…

Manoj is 26 year old community member from Kundanpur gaam is releasing his debut novel on International Women’s Day (8th March). He has worked and volunteered in the charity sector for 12 years and is passionate about human rights.

“The Burning Bride focuses on violence against women in India and particularly demonstrates injustices within the dowry system. The inspirati…

As you are aware, the TVOA-ETA (Tourist Visa on Arrival – enabled with Electronic Travel Authorisation) scheme has been launched by the Government of India on 27th November 2014 for 43 countries, including Australia. A dedicated website (https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/visa/tvoa.html) has been launched for this purpose. The citizens of these 43 countries can apply online for tourist visas (twice …

The Hindu festival of Diwali is only around the corner, a time to give thanks, celebrate with loved ones, share gifts and make lots of lasting memories. We hope all the community will enjoy this time of year, let some fireworks off and above all be safe.

The beautiful game is loved by the country all over. It’s no different for us here at SSTW which is why we created “SFL” – an opportunity to play our favourite sport with our fellow brothers in an environment that’s enjoyable, educational and most important free of charge. Youths can develop their skills and most importantly keep a healthy, active lifestyle.

We write to thank all of our members who attended and supported the 219 Mela. The record turnout was unprecedented and all our volunteer teams gave great effort in making the event successful.

As well as thanking all volunteers, we would also like to acknowledge the sacrifice and support given by their Partners and their Children, as we know the dedication and time spent meant that a lot of v…

Our President Mavjibhai Dhanji Jadva Vekaria announced at yesterdays 219 Mela that our fundraising target to become debt free had been achieved and the Samaj is now debt free. This was followed by a fanfare on the giant screens and confetti celebrations in the whole marquee. Full pictures and review to follow….

Come and join your Samaj for a day full of community showcase and celebration. The Samaj will be providing a free lunch, the event is completely free. The kids will have a great time in the kid’s fun zone with go karts, rodeo bull and many other activities. You also have the chance to win a brand new car in the grand raffle draw.